CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



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out, keep them 

 pinched back up 

 to the middle of 

 August or the 

 first week in Sep- 

 tember, pot them 

 and carry them 

 along in a cool, 

 airy house. There 

 is always a de- 

 mand for pot 

 Chrysanthemums 

 during October 

 and November — 

 not so much for 

 specimens, but 

 rather for plants 

 that can be retailed 

 at from $1.50 up 

 to $4 or $5 each. 

 These almost every 

 retail grower can 

 handle himself, but 

 if he wishes a few 

 extra large speci- 

 mens such as re- 

 quire a lot of care 

 and attention dur- 

 ing the Summer 

 months, he is bet- 

 ter off if he has the specialist supply them when he is ready 

 to finish them off in readiness for early sale. 



Fig. 132. — Eably Flowering Hardy Chrysanthe- 

 mums. In this class of Chrysanthemum the fact that the 

 plants flower early enough to escape frost injury is of far 

 greater importance than their hardiness 



Eakly Sorts in Frames 



Almost any sort that comes into flower from the middle of 

 October until the early part of November can be grown in a tem- 

 porary framehouse or frame, and so doesn't need to take up valu- 

 able greenhouse space which can be occupied by sorts coming into 

 flower later. To those not having a great deal of bench space this 

 means a great deal. 



For frame culture, prepare beds about 4j^ ft. in width, holding 

 four rows of plants, allowing not over 10 in. of space between the 

 plants in the rows. By the end of September they will have set 



